Salmonella guideline for broilers developed by FSIS

The USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service has developed
a salmonella compliance guideline aimed at helping small and very small
poultry plants to comply with regulatory requirements.

This is part of the agency's efforts to lower the level of salmonella in all
classes of raw products.

The compliance guideline describes concerns and validates controls for each
step in the broiler slaughter process including pre-harvest. It also provides an
example of a real-life validation study as well as several web site
references.

The FSIS is
encouraging stakeholders to provide feedback on the guideline so that future
editions of the document can be made as useful as possible.